Travis Kalanick avgår som chef för Uber, avslöjar New York Times som skriver att beslutet kommer efter det att flera av Ubers investerare har krävt att Kalanick lämnar chefsposten.
Uber har dragits in i en lång rad skandaler under Travis Kalanick ledning och till slut så fick flera stora investerare nog.
Mr. Kalanicks exit came under pressure after hours of drama involving Ubers investors, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, who asked to remain anonymous because the details are confidential.
Earlier on Tuesday, five of Ubers major investors demanded that the chief executive resign immediately. The investors included one of Ubers biggest shareholders, the venture capital firm Benchmark, whoch has one of its partners, Bill Gurley, on Ubers board. The investors made their demand for Mr. Kalanick to resign in a letter delivered to the chief executive while he was in Chicago, said the people with knowledge of the situation.
Kalanick avgår efter att tidigare meddelat att han tar en timeout. Han kommer att behålla sin styrelseplats.
